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Bechdel Test Adopted by Swedish Theaters

A Bechdel Test approval certificate now in use at select Swedish theaters People are sounding off around the internet after four Swedish movie theaters announced last week that they had adopted the Bechdel Test as a new rating for gender bias in their programming. Famously invented by graphic novelist Alison Bechdel in 1985, the test checks for...

Weekly Film & TV News Roundup

Photo: Russell James Glamour magazine’s 2013 Woman of the Year honoree Barbara Streisand has 5 pieces of advice. We can certainly get behind this student filmmaking PACT5. Will Deadline.com still be worth reading? Television love triangles may not be the best thing for women. Maybe. 2nd 2nd AD Alicia Lewis knows a thing or three about...

2013 Award Season Scripts

‘Tis that time of year again. That joyous time when the studios release all their award scripts for you to download for free. Enjoy!

Terry’s Picks: November 5, 2013

Scene from The Revolutionary via SFWeekly Just Read About: the 3rd Annual South Asian Film Festival in San Francisco where the focus is on women filmmakers. Looking Forward to: our panel opening the New York Comedy Festival that features some of the industry’s top female comedians. AND THE BIG NEWS IS: Variety just announced this year’s Muse Awards amazing honorees! I hope to see you...

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT: Women in Comedy

Samatha Bee hanging with the Muppets It was almost two years ago that NYWIFT members Terry Greenberg and Susan Ades came up with the idea to produce a program focusing on women in comedy. Both being “ardent comedy lovers,” shares Greenberg, they knew they wanted a fresh take on the topic so they looked to...

WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Photo via CraveOnline Jessica Lange loves being a witch and aspires to have “No goals!” in life. Ellen is bringing a lesbian female lead to NBC. Hello diversity! The Hollywood myths used against female directors. ((insert angry face)) Read both this & this opinion on having a successful acting career. Agree? Highlights from TheWrap power breakfast 2013....

Tweet of the Week: Muse Awards on Variety

Connie Britton, @EllenBarkin, Robin Wright, @SoniaMManzano and Frances Berwick to score @NYWIFT’s Muse Awards. http://t.co/z05QgHW2b5 — Variety (@Variety) October 31, 2013 Hope to see you all there! – @annelabarba //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

NYWIFT PROGRAMS: NOVEMBER

Comedian Whitney Cummings November programs are going to fill up fast so make sure to RSVP ASAP! Thursday, November 7, 2013 Women In Comedy: Changing Times Our guests—Whitney Cummings, Samantha Bee, Fran Drescher and Delia Ephron—have had a major impact on the world of comedy and they’ll share their journeys as performers, writers and producers...

Terry’s Picks: October 29, 2013

NYWIFT Member Vanessa Corwin with her IIFM award Go Check Out: NYWIFT member, and Academy Award winner, Barbara Kopple’s new film, Running from Crazy. It Opens on Friday and will be playing at the Angelica Film Center. Congrats To: NYWIFT members Vanessa Corwin, whose film Save the Putnam Nature Trail, won her the “Best Indie...

Project Spotlight : In Montauk by Kim Cummings

Note: some spoilers Written and directed by NYWIFT member Kim Cummings, In Montauk is a full length feature about Julie (Nina Kaczorowski) a married photographer, who heads to a small Montauk motel after the summer crowds leave to prepare for her first photography exhibition. While at the hotel, Julie meets Christian (Lukas Hassel) a musician...

WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Photo via Fox Searchlight 12 Years A Slave’s Lupita Nyong’o’s portrayal of Patsey is superb. And, Costume Designer Patricia Norris discusses the movies costume challenges. The Conde’ Nast internship news is major! Will this influence TV/Film internships? Aspiring female Directors should consider becoming a Gamechanger. Octavia Spencer talks sin, karaoke and the “magical negro” concept. Does comedian Aparna Nancheria’s New York...

Tweet of the Week: AUSTIN TIME!

Stay connected! This year’s official hashtag: #AFF20th — Austin Film Festival (@austinfilmfest) October 24, 2013 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Still not sure about how to tackle #AFF20th? Get the do’s & don’ts from @mmayhorn & @citygrammag http://t.co/4NNOk7qs2R — Austin Film Festival (@austinfilmfest) October 23, 2013 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js This year’s film and conference schedule: http://t.co/fQT6pxFhP8 | #pdf #AFF20th — Austin...

Notes from a Screenreader

photo via Go Into the Story Real conflict is critical to getting your script past the first round of readers in a competition. All competition specs have an idea and an intent. Few of them deliver an emotional experience of that intent because writers avoid the serious conflict it takes to build an inevitable crisis. Conflicts...

Terry’s Picks: October 22

Feeling Conflicted: because it’s exciting to see Barbara Kopple’s Harlan County, USA chosen to be on the list of most influential documentaries but more female directed films would have been nice to see be included. Just Got Lost: on the fabulous interactive website, Spotlight on Broadway, and the 40 videos portraits created by NYWIFT member...

Webisodes Not To Miss: Ghost Ghirls on Yahoo!

Ghost Ghirls Trailer Television programming continues its march online, and with Halloween just around the corner, it’s a great time to check out Yahoo Screen Originals‘ new series, Ghost Ghirls, a comedic web series featuring Angelica and Heidi, two ghost-busting women solving paranormal cases. Created by and starring Amanda Lund and Maria Blasucci, each episode features not only the bumbling ghost...

WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Photo Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Variety Will this quiet the masses (for a bit) over SNL’s hiring practices? Diablo Cody lists 7 things about being a Hollywood screenwriter. I love #6. Ready to distribute your film? Consider these 3 questions. “Be smart & don’t be annoying” advises TV director Jamie Babbit. The ONE person (kinda) raining on...

Tweet of the Week

Get to know ten of the world’s most powerful women http://t.co/FUQBZTbpz7 via @guardian — UN Women (@UN_Women) October 14, 2013 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Notes from a Screenreader

photo via Go Into the Story A vast majority of spec scripts submitted to competitions open with mundane images. It seems like a logical choice. Establishing normal life is an explicit instruction in many structure templates. Filmmakers often open with shots of unremarkable details. That is misleading to writers. It’s one thing to watch eggs frying...

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